diff --git a/lib/miq_automation_engine/models/miq_ae_yaml_import.rb b/lib/miq_automation_engine/models/miq_ae_yaml_import.rb
index 369ebaa5faf..72a68ee3274 100644
--- a/lib/miq_automation_engine/models/miq_ae_yaml_import.rb
+++ b/lib/miq_automation_engine/models/miq_ae_yaml_import.rb
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def import_namespace(namespace_folder, domain_obj, domain_name)
     process_namespace(domain_obj, namespace_folder, load_file(namespace_file), domain_name)
   end
 
-  def process_namespace(domain_obj, namespace_folder, _namespace_yaml, domain_name)
+  def process_namespace(domain_obj, namespace_folder, namespace_yaml, domain_name)
     fqname = if @domain_name == '.'
                "#{domain_name}/#{namespace_folder}"
              else
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ def process_namespace(domain_obj, namespace_folder, _namespace_yaml, domain_name
     namespace_obj = MiqAeNamespace.find_by_fqname(fqname, false)
     track_stats('namespace', namespace_obj)
     namespace_obj ||= add_namespace(fqname) unless @preview
+    attrs = namespace_yaml.fetch_path('object', 'attributes').slice('display_name', 'description')
+    namespace_obj.update_attributes(attrs) unless @preview
     if @options['class_name']
       import_class(File.join(namespace_folder, "#{@options['class_name']}#{CLASS_DIR_SUFFIX}"), namespace_obj)
     else
diff --git a/spec/lib/miq_automation_engine/models/miq_ae_yaml_import_export_spec.rb b/spec/lib/miq_automation_engine/models/miq_ae_yaml_import_export_spec.rb
index d5f47c9fe16..14db1cec7f4 100644
--- a/spec/lib/miq_automation_engine/models/miq_ae_yaml_import_export_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/miq_automation_engine/models/miq_ae_yaml_import_export_spec.rb
@@ -267,6 +267,14 @@ def add_extra_items_to_customer_domain
         expect(dom).not_to be_enabled
       end
 
+      it "check attributes in namespace" do
+        options = {'yaml_file' => @yaml_file}
+        assert_single_domain_import(options, options)
+        ns = MiqAeNamespace.find_by(:name => 'customer_namespace_1')
+        expect(ns.description).to eq("test")
+        expect(ns.display_name).to eq("test")
+      end
+
       it "import single system domain" do
         options = {'yaml_file' => @yaml_file}
         @customer_domain.update_attributes(:source => MiqAeDomain::SYSTEM_SOURCE)
@@ -733,7 +741,7 @@ def create_fields(class_obj, instance_obj, method_obj)
 
   def create_factory_data(domain_name, priority, source = MiqAeDomain::USER_SOURCE)
     domain   = FactoryGirl.create(:miq_ae_domain_enabled, :name => domain_name, :source => source, :priority => priority)
-    n1       = FactoryGirl.create(:miq_ae_namespace, :name => "#{domain_name}_namespace_1",    :parent_id => domain.id)
+    n1       = FactoryGirl.create(:miq_ae_namespace, :name => "#{domain_name}_namespace_1",    :parent_id => domain.id, :description => "test", :display_name => "test")
     n1_c1    = FactoryGirl.create(:miq_ae_class,     :name => "#{domain_name}_test_class_1",   :namespace_id => n1.id)
     n1_1     = FactoryGirl.create(:miq_ae_namespace, :name => "#{domain_name}_namespace_1_1",  :parent_id => n1.id)
     n1_1_c1  = FactoryGirl.create(:miq_ae_class,     :name => "#{domain_name}_test_class_4",   :namespace_id => n1_1.id)